Designs from Harim Jung and Yunxiang Zhou (via Style.com)
Kering and Parsons The New School for Design have unveiled the two winners of this year’s “Empowering Imagination” student design competition. Harim Jung has been selected for her women’s ready-to-wear designs, and Yunxiang Zhou for her men’s ready-to-wear. Harim Jung from South Korea and Yunxiang Zhou, born in China, won an internship in one of the Kering’s luxury or sports & lifestyle brands. The two will also each receive a personalized mentoring session with Style.com.
See the collections after the jump.
Paco Rabanne’s womenswear designer, Lydia Maurer, has left the brand. Maurer, 30, joined the Paco Rabanne studio in November 2011. She was promoted from the studio to the creative helm. She “brought a new spirit of femininity and modernity”and “contributed to raising the profile of the house on the international fashion stage,” the company said, noting Maurer worked on the spring 2013 and fall collections according to WWD. A successor will be named in the next few months.
The chairman, controlling shareholder — and lodestar — of the world’s second-largest luxury goods group, Compagnie Financière Richemont SA is taking a yearlong break beginning in September. Rupert revealed his decision as the company posted a 30.2 percent increase in net profits to 2.01 billion euros, or $2.59 billion, in the 12 months to March 31.
